English-Dutch translations for clumsy

• onhandig
  Uitvoeringsprocedures kunnen te onhandig zijn en te veel tijd kosten. Implementation procedures can be too clumsy and time-consuming.
  We mogen ons daar niet in mengen en geen conflicten veroorzaken door onhandige formuleringen. We must avoid meddling and try not to provoke conflicts through clumsy phrasing.
  Ik wil graag ingaan op de onhandige woordkeuze waarvan de laatste weken sprake was in discussies over deze financiële reddingspakketten. I would like to pick up on some of the clumsy vocabulary that we have heard in recent weeks in discussion of these financial rescue packages.
• krukkig
• schutterig
• stuntelig

Definition of clumsy

• Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
• Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
• A clumsy#Adjective|clumsy person

Examples

• Hes very clumsy. I wouldnt trust him with carrying the dishes.
• It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.
• What a clumsy joke...

Related words

• clumsily
• clumsiness
• clumsy oaf
• clumsy person